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The size of the army was reduced during peacetime.
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And then, just like the wartime industries of L.A., the peacetime ports swiveled to more commercial operations.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
The sequel finds Aida, again played by Đuričić, on a peacetime journey to discover the fates of her husband and sons.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 18 May 2025
China, despite a collapsing workforce, is carrying out the largest peacetime military buildup since that of Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2025
And by the way, this rosy scenario assumes your adversaries don’t interfere with all your satellites passing over their territory in peacetime.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 21 May 2025
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
The sequel finds Aida, again played by Đuričić, on a peacetime journey to discover the fates of her husband and sons.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 18 May 2025
China, despite a collapsing workforce, is carrying out the largest peacetime military buildup since that of Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2025
And by the way, this rosy scenario assumes your adversaries don’t interfere with all your satellites passing over their territory in peacetime.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 21 May 2025
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“Peacetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peacetime. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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peacetime
noun
peace·time
ˈpē-ˌstīm 
: a time when a nation is not at war
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